Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota

Aim To partner the street child in his daily struggle to grow off the street into an integrated, fulfilled and socially contributing person.

Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota...
	is listed under the category Child Development/Organisations
	was established in 1985
	focuses on street and working children, boys, shelter, research, training, substance abuse, non-formal education, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse
	functions at the Local level
	works with street children, boys, up to 16 years
	has the resource of newsletter, training for street children from other NGOs
	welcomes help in the form of volunteers, books, clothes, toys, medicines, donations, grass mats

BOSCO works with boy street children in seven areas of the city. It has a booth at the city railway station, the BOSCO Makkala Ashraya, to identify children as they arrive in the city and prevent them from becoming street children. It runs three shelters, where it provides skill training. It offers medical aid and education on the street and at its centres, and assists children to go to schools. It promotes home placement so that children can grow in their families. It has conducted a drug prevention programme in partnership with the Bangalore Forum for Street and Working Children* and NIMHANS*, and a training programme on non-institutional strategies for working with children at risk, for government and NGO personnel. It has initiated research along with NIMHANS in the area of juvenile justice, and on the sexual behaviour of street children and HIV/AIDS.

Fr Edward Thomas, Executive Director
Available - Mon-Sun 6.00-9.00
91, B street, 6th Cross, Gandhinagar, Bangalore - 560009.
Ph 65370114, 22286572 , Fax 22286572 , Email edwardthomas27@gmail.com , Website www.boscoban.org